Retired Justice Souter Remembers Sen. Rudman

Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter says New Hampshire Sen. Warren Rudman was like a brother to him.

Souter also said Tuesday that he was incomparably lucky to have a friend like Rudman, who died Monday at age 82 of complications from lymphoma. He said Rudman stood for what the founders of the American republic staked its future on.

Rudman wrote in a book about Souter, his longtime friend and former deputy in the state attorney general's officer.

He wrote that the private Souter appeared ready to walk away from the nomination because he was being portrayed as odd because he was 50, single and lived in a little farmhouse crammed with books.

Rudman said he talked to him for five hours and Souter decided to push on.

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The former Republican U.S. Senator from New Hampshire died Monday night, at age eighty-two. For decades, Rudman was a prominent voice in New Hampshire and National politics…on deficit reduction, homeland security, and campaign finance. We’ll look back at his long career with Granite Staters who knew him.

Click here to listen to Warren Rudman's featured appearance on the Exchange during our 25 in 25 series back in 2007.

Lawmakers around the state are reacting to the death of former Senator Warren Rudman. Here's a sampling of what they've said:

U.S. Sen. KellyAyotte:

“Warren Rudman was a national leader who made New Hampshire proud. He was tenacious about reducing our debt and he worked tirelessly to support our men and women in uniform. Warren was a fighter who had the courage of his convictions, and he always stood up for what he believed was right regardless of the consequences.

In 2007, The Exchange ran a special series taking a look at 25 influential people in the Granite State, 25 In 25. As part of that series, we spoke to former U.S. Senator for New Hampshire Warren Rudman. We are reposting this episode as a special memorial, following Senator Rudman's death on Monday, November 19th.